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Authors:
Bartholomae, Florian W.; Morasch, Karl 
Document type:
Sonstiges / Other Publication 
Title:
Oil Price Indexing Of Natural Gas Prices 
Subtitle:
An Economic Analysis 
Series title:
Diskussionsbeiträge, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Universität der Bundeswehr München 
Series volume:
18,4 
Place of publication:
Neubiberg 
Publishing institution:
Universität der Bundeswehr, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre 
Year:
2006 
Pages (Book):
15 
Language:
Englisch 
Keywords:
Natural gas market ; oil price indexing ; Oligopoly ; Take-or-pay contracts 
Abstract:
Oil price indexing is a peculiar feature of the natural gas markets in Germany and other European countries. It is closely linked to the existence of local monopolies (at least de facto) and of the so called \textquotedbltake-or-pay\textquotedbl (TOP) contracts. After discussing the relation between these features and the motivations for oil price indexing, we formally analyze this strategy in a differentiated good oligoply with a monopolistic supplier of natural gas and competing oil distributo...    »
 
Department:
Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und Organisationswissenschaften 
Institute:
WOW 5 - Institut für Ökonomie und Recht der globalen Wirtschaft 
Chair:
Morasch, Karl 
Open Access yes or no?:
Ja / Yes